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FamilySearch identified the most complete online indexes for birth, marriage, and death information.
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===Do you know the county where your ancestor lived?<nowiki>*</nowiki>===
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| colspan="3"|'''To search more localized sources, click on the county your ancestor lived in.'''<br>
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    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Bedfordshire|Bedfordshire<br>]]</li>
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Berkshire|Berkshire<br>]]</li>
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Buckinghamshire|Buckinghamshire<br>]]</li>
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Cambridgeshire|Cambridgeshire<br>]]</li>
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Cheshire|Cheshire<br>]]</li>
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Cornwall|Cornwall<br>]]</li>
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Cumberland|Cumberland<br>]]</li>
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Derbyshire|Derbyshire<br>]]
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Devon|Devon<br>]]</li>
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Dorset|Dorset<br>]]</li>
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Durham|Durham<br>]]</li>
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Essex|Essex<br>]]
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Gloucestershire|Gloucestershire<br>]]
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Hampshire|Hampshire<br>]]</li>
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Herefordshire|Herefordshire<br>]]</li>
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Hertfordshire|Hertfordshire<br>]]
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Huntingdonshire|Huntingdonshire<br>]]</li>
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Kent|Kent<br>]]</li>
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Lancashire|Lancashire<br>]]</li>
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Leicestershire|Leicestershire<br>]]</li>
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Lincolnshire|Lincolnshire<br>]]</li>
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:London|London<br>]]</li>
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Middlesex|Middlesex<br>]]
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Norfolk|Norfolk<br>]]
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Northamptonshire|Northamptonshire<br>]]
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Northumberland|Northumberland<br>]]</li>
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Nottinghamshire|Nottinghamshire<br>]]</li>
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Oxfordshire|Oxfordshire<br>]]</li>
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Rutland|Rutland<br>]]</li>
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Shropshire|Shropshire<br>]]</li>
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Somerset|Somerset<br>]]</li>
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Staffordshire|Staffordshire<br>]]</li>
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Suffolk|Suffolk<br>]]</li>
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Surrey|Surrey<br>]]</li>
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Sussex|Sussex<br>]]</li>
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Warwickshire|Warwickshire<br>]]</li>
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Westmorland|Westmorland<br>]]</li>
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Wiltshire|Wiltshire<br>]]
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Worcestershire|Worcestershire<br>]]</li>
    <li>[[GuidedResearch:Yorkshire|Yorkshire<br>]]</li>
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'''To find the county where your ancestor lived choose an option below:'''
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  Search link 1=1530s-2000s: '''<u>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Brecord_country%3AEngland&collection_id=(2285338%201473014%201770884%201967749) England Birth and Christening Collections]</u>'''|
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=== England and Wales Census Records, 1841-1911 ===
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::If your ancestor lived in England or Wales between 1841 and 1911 use the England and Wales censuses. The records may have the county where your ancestor was born.<br>
Search link 1=See the Wiki page, ''[[GuidedResearch:Why Can't I Find the Record - England Births|'''<u>Why Can't I Find the Record - England Births</u>''']]'' for additional guidance on finding birth information.|
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| <span style="line-height: 19.92px;">Census Years 1841-1911</span>
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::''Once the county is located, click on the heading above, '''I know the county''' to find the vital records of your ancestor.''
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::*If the parish/place is known, but not the county, use this map to locate the correct county: [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England 1851 Jurisdiction Map]
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:::''Once the county is located, click on the heading above, '''I know the county''' to find the vital records of your ancestor.''
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  Dropdown title=Finding Town of Origin|
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*If a person immigrated to the United States try [[GuidedResearch:Finding Town of Origin - United States Immigration|Finding Town of Origin - United States Immigration]]
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'''<nowiki>*</nowiki>''' The England counties listed above are based on historic boundaries pre-1974. The records dating before 1974 are located within the information found in the historic counties. This practice better assists our patrons who are researching their ancestors before the modern time period.
  Search link 1=1530s-2000s: '''<u>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Brecord_country%3AEngland&collection_id=(2285732%201473015%201967749%201770891) England Marriage Collections]</u>'''|
[[Category:Guided Research]] [[Category:England]][[Category:Guided Research England]]
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  Vital type=Marriage|
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Search link 1=See the Wiki page, ''[[GuidedResearch:Why Can't I Find the Record - England Marriages|'''<u>Why Can't I Find the Record - England Marriages</u>''']]'' for additional guidance on finding marriage information.|
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  Search link 1=1530s-2000s: '''<u>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Brecord_country%3AEngland&collection_id=(2285341%201473016%201770890%201967749) England Death and Burial Collections]</u>'''|
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  Vital type=Death|
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Search link 1=See the Wiki page, ''[[GuidedResearch:Why Can't I Find the Record - England Deaths|'''<u>Why Can't I Find the Record - England Deaths</u>''']]'' for additional guidance on finding death information.|
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'''Know the county where your ancestor lived? Click [[GuidedResearch:England Counties|here]].'''<br><br>
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Do you know the county where your ancestor lived?*



I know the county



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To find the county where your ancestor lived choose an option below:

Census Search


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Once the county is located, click on the heading above, I know the county to find the vital records of your ancestor.


Finding Town of Origin

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* The England counties listed above are based on historic boundaries pre-1974. The records dating before 1974 are located within the information found in the historic counties. This practice better assists our patrons who are researching their ancestors before the modern time period.